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The Madison County Coroner's Office has identified the victim who was hit and killed while riding a motorized bicycle over the weekend in Alton.

This year, there is a new statewide ban for celebratory gunfire under Blair's Law, which is named after a Kansas City girl killed by a stray bullet in 2011.

The driver of the car told police he stopped to let other pedestrians cross at the intersection but didn’t see the pair.

As the world mourns the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, so does a St. Louis area man who said he may owe his life to him. 

St. Louis Metropolitan Police are reminding residents to ring in the new year safely without celebratory gunfire.

A few months ago, Disney made headlines when, rather than settling a wrongful death lawsuit, it argued that theme park guests waived their right to take it to court when they signed up for Disney Plus trials.

But Mickey Mouse appears to have had a change of heart on paying plaintiffs. Disney is now writing a multimillion-dollar settlement check to avoid litigating a defensible defamation lawsuit by Donald Trump. The president-elect claims Disney’s ABC News defamed him by saying he was found liable for “rape” when a jury really found he had committed sexual abuse.

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Director of Advocacy Seth Stern helped successfully defend the Chicago Sun-Times in a virtually identical case over 10 years ago. A judge threw out a Northwestern professor’s suit over a headline that said he was accused of rape rather than sexual assault.

“Find me the person or company that’s eager to do business with alleged sexual assailants and abusers but draws the line at alleged rapists,” Stern wrote in the Sun-Times, questioning whether Disney prioritized the interests of its nonmedia holdings over the First Amendment.

“Back in the days when news outlets were owned by news companies, a strong First Amendment was fundamental to their economic interests. Unless they’d messed up badly, they rarely settled, even when it would be cheaper than litigating. It’s fair to question whether that equation changes when news comprises just a fraction of ownership’s holdings.”

You can read the op-ed here.

The community is coming together to support five girls who lost their mother when she was struck by a train on her way home Christmas Eve.

Page argued that if the court affirmed the judge's ruling, it "would not only upend long settled practice, but would cast a shadow over the legitimacy of currently serving prosecutors."

Last December, we published a recap, “2023: The Year of AI Panic.” Now, it’s time to ask: What happened to the AI panic in 2024? TL;DR – It was a rollercoaster ride: AI panic reached a peak and then fell down. Two cautionary tales: The EU AI Act and California’s SB-1047. Please note: 1. The focus here […]

Santa’s Magical Kingdom is unlike any other place on earth, and this year, it’s bigger, brighter and merrier! More than four million shimmering lights, electrifying special effects and whimsical worlds […]

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The St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks will close the 2024 calendar year with a head-to-head battle outdoors: The NHL Discover Winter Classic.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Craig kicked two field goals in the fourth quarter, his second a 56-yarder with 4:36 left as No. 23 Missouri rallied to beat Iowa 27-24 on Monday in the Music City Bowl. Missouri trailed 24-14 when the Tigers started the comeback, scoring the final 13 points for the win. Brady [...]

Embrace the holiday spirit with pizza and cocktails inspired by the greatest Christmas movie of all time! Hot Pizza Cold Beer, a spinoff concept from the masterminds behind Sugarfire Smoke […]

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This year, there are four ways to experience Holiday Lights at Grant’s Farm: by car, on foot, over a meal or around the fire. The popular drive-through experience routes you […]

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The Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis consists of historic, red-brick buildings in the Germanic-Romanesque style, and this time of year, the stunning architecture is amplified by more than a million […]

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The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, sparkles in winter as its annual Christmas light display illuminates the grounds. All are invited to witness the […]

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